Essays about: "Literary Allusions"
Found 4 essays containing the words Literary Allusions.
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1. "I have alluded to him, Reader". Categorising literary references in Jane Eyre (1847)
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religionAbstract : This essay examines the use of references to real books within the narrative of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre (1847). Jane Eyre is one of the most densely allusive novels of its time, which is well-documented, but there is a limited focus on the use of allusions and references woven into its narrative, as opposed to the references woven into the textual side of the prose itself. READ MORE
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2. A Liminal Existence, Literally : A Deconstruction of Identity in Diana Wynne Jones’ Howl’s Moving Castle
University essay from Södertörns högskola/EngelskaAbstract : This essay examines the inherent instability present in Diana Wynne Jones’ 1986 novel Howl’s Moving Castle. I suggest that in relying on the ambiguity of the story and the setting, Jones creates not only a more complex universe, but allows the characters to be multidimensional -- both literally and figuratively -- without having any stable selves. READ MORE
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3. Will To Appear
University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media; Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : This paper presents an opportunity for the uncertainty that has plagued the novel's criticism to appear as absences in the body of historical knowledge, particularly regarding the notion of life after death. Taking appearance (eg. READ MORE
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4. Translating "Clarity, Style and Precision" : The Economist's Language from the Translator's Point of View
University essay from Institutionen för humanioraAbstract : Abstract The following essay is an analysis of the translation process from English into Swedish of four articles about the oceans of the world, printed in The Economist in December 2008. This publication claims to be using a language characterised by "clarity, style and precision", wherefore these concepts provide the focus for the analysis. READ MORE